Writing Class

Do you like reading comic books? I like to read comic books very much. What is your favorite comic book? I like a lot of comics. One of my favorite comics is "Death Note". I think it is very famous around the world because the comic was dramatized, animated, and became a movie and we can watch the animation and the movie on Netflix. The comic's story was created by Tsugumi Ooba and its picture was drawn by Takeshi Obata. Shuuei publisher, the biggest publisher in Japan, published it from 2003 to 2006. The person whose name is written in "Death Note" will die. The comic's main characters are "Laito Yagami" who kills criminals by using "Death Note" and tries to make the idealistic world that is no crime and "L" who is the best detective in the world and tries to arrest him. The brain war which is made by them is very excited! If you have free time you should read the comic absolutely.  

This picture is about "Okonomiyaki". Hiroshima is famous for it. Do you like Okonomiyaki? I love it because it has many kinds of tastes and any taste is very good. By the way, the taste of the picture's Okonomiyaki is seafood. I ate this picture's Okonomiyaki when I found a new house near Hiroshima University. It is very nostalgic. I failed the first entrance exam, so I became so happy when I knew that I passed the entrance exam. When I came to Hiroshima on the day, I realized once again that I was accepted to Hiroshima University.

Second, I introduce going to a shrine from the day to January 3th. Japanese called it "Hatsumoude". We go there and make a wish of the year. When you wish to god, there are some rules.  When you enter and leave the shrine's gate, you have to bow once. When you walk the road in there, you shouldn't walk in the middle because the middle is the way that God passes through. Before you pray, you have to purify your hands and mouth with water. Just before you pray, you throw in a coin at a shrine politely and quietly. Then, you have to bow twice and clap your hands twice. After that, you can pray. Finally, you have to bow once.

New Year's Day is the most important event for Japanese people. There are a lot of New Year's Habits such as eating special foods, going to shrine, and giving or getting special money. First, I introduce special foods. One of them is an "Osechi". Osechi is the Japanese traditional New Year's Day food. Osechi includes sweet chestnut, black beans, shrimp, lotus root, and so on.  Each ingredient has a wish. Because sweet chestnut is golden and looks like treasure, it has a wish to be a rich year. Because black beans mean healthy and strong, it has a wish to work diligently. Because shrimp is crooked, it has a wish to live long. There are still a lot of ingredients and these wishes, so if you're interested, why don't you look into it. 

I introduce the novel which I really like. The novel title is "Kamisama no Goyouninn". The title's meaning is the people who fulfill god's wishes. The first volume of the novel was written by Asaba Natsu in 2013 and now the novel has been published up to 10 volumes. The novel's story is that a man suddenly has to do the role because his grandfather who had done the role died and Gods chose him as a successor. A lot of Japanese gods appear in the novel. Of curse, there are as many wishes as many gods and all of those wishes are unique so, to fulfill the wishes is very hard for him. As he fulfills those wishes, the delicate heart, and thought of God would be revealed, so it is moved you. The names of gods are written by kanji. It is difficult for even Japanese people to read those names, so when you read the novel, you should have a dictionary and find out how to read. But the novel is so moving that it doesn't bother you.

  Do you like watching movies? I like watching movies but recently my favorite movie genre has changed. In the past, especially when I was a child, I liked action movies such as the MARVEL comic series. However, I like nonfiction movies now. One of the most my favorite nonfiction movies is "Catch Me If You Can". The movie was made in 2002. The movie's direction is Steven Spielberg who is very famous and the movie started Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio and  Thomas Jeffry "Tom" Hanks.  The swindler's model, Frank William Abagnale, Jr appeared in the movie. The movie story is that an FBI agent played by Tom Hanks chasing the genius swindler played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The swindler was disguised himself as a pilot, doctor, and, lawyer and he caused check forgery cases around the world. Finally, he was arrested by the FBI, and then he cooperated with the FBI in an investigation of the check forgery cases. You should watch the movie because the movie makes you definit...

Because of coronavirus, people spend more time at home than before. That has good and bad sides. The one is we can spend more time with family such as watching movies, playing games. The other is we can't do exercise or go out such as go shopping, go to a restaurant.  I like animation and I introduce my favorite animation. My favorite animation title is " Sora yorimo tooi Basho ". The title's meaning is the place farther than the sky (space). That place is the Antarctic Continent because the continent is farther than space in a straight line from Japan.  The animation series was broadcast in 2018. The animation's direction is Atsuko Ishizuka and the screenwriter is Jyukki Hanada.  The main content is that four high school girls go to the Antarctic Continent because one girl's mother was in the Antarctic expedition party and she was missing the two years before. I think the animation tells us that people can go anywhere. There are a lot of wise sayings in the a...

  There are a lot of Japanese foods. What Japanese food do you like and don't you like? Of curse, I like most Japanese food but especially, I like fried chicken called karaage in Japanese and sushi . I think most foreign people don't like natto because of its smell and I don't like natto too. How to cook karaage ? First, we cut chicken breast meat into bite-size pieces. Then, we soak those in a sauce which is made of soy sauce, sweet sake for seasoning, sugar, and minced ginger for at least 30min to overnight. Minced ginger is very important because it accentuates the flavor. Then, add potato starch powder to them. Finally, deep-fry them at about 180 degrees until their color becomes light brown. Most people don't like natto because of its smell or its texture but I'm fine with them. The best reason why I don't like it is when I eat it, my stomach becomes hurt. But I don't even know why that happens.

New year's eve and new year's day are the most important day for Japanese people. Japanese people gather with relatives and eat traditional food. I tell you about how I spend New year's eve every year. I, My brother, and My uncle who is my mother's younger brother go to the fish market in Omaezaki in the early morning. We buy a lot of fish such as tuna, alfonsino, scallop, salmon. My uncle has a cook's license and he is very good at cooking so, we buy a fish which is not sliced.  My family goes to grand parents' house in the afternoon and then we cook a lot of meals such as sushi, tempura, deep-fried breaded cutlet, potato salad. We eat dinner and have a fun time. Finally, we come home and eat a special soba noodle which is called toshikosisoba in Japanese. Soba is easier to cut than other noodles, so eating soba on the day means breaking off this year's disaster.

When you hold a Christmas party, Christmas or Christmas eve or both? My  family holds a Christmas party on Christmas eve only because it is a little hard to prepare the party and to clean the room up. We prepare and hold the party on the eve and we clean the room during January. I tell you about our Christmas party. We clean the room to make our hearts pure and to celebrate the day. I, my brother, and my father prepare the Christmas tree which is higher than me. We decorate a lot of ornaments and I especially like the ornament which is the old picture of my family. When the tree is lightened up in the darkroom, it was so beautiful and I like the moments.  My sisters and My mother cook dinner. Christmas dinner is special because we cook dinner a lot and eat dinner in a buffet style. We definitely cook karaage which is a Japanese fried chicken because we love it. We cook a Christmas cake by ourselves. It was difficult at first but now we are used to cooking it. You should try to...

There are a lot of wonderful soccer players in the world and I like Lionel Messi the best. He is the most popular soccer player in the world. I think he is the best soccer player in history. People often said which is better Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. I think it is a very difficult question because their playstyle is different and we cannot compare the different playstyle players so, critics say Cristiano Ronaldo can make 99 100 and Lionel Messi can make 0 100. Anyway, I think they are the best player in history because there was nobody who has done well for such a long year in history except the two players. Of curse, they are the best but I like Lionel Messi better than Cristiano Ronaldo. Because he is good at game making and I like not only dribbling but also game making. Recently he won the Ballon D'or award in2021. The award is given to the best player in that year. He has won the award 7times and it is unbelievable. I want him to play well from now as same as before.

I like to play sports but I am not good at swimming only. I like especially tennis and soccer. I would like to talk about my favorite soccer team. My favorite soccer team is FC Barcelona which was founded in 1899. The club's colors are red and blue. The club's hometown is Barcelona in Spain. The club's home stadium name is Camp Nou. The best reason why I like the club is the club's playstyle which is called Tiki-Taka. The playstyle is to try to possess the ball and to control the game. Johan Cruyff made the base of the playstyle and Pep Guardiola made the playstyle perfect. The most important point is making a triangle with three people.